So Ryan received his endowments on Wed, Oct 1. He looked sorta like a deer in the headlights, but hasn't said to us anything about it. The wedding was Oct 3rd at the Portland temple. This temple is GORGEOUS. I really like it. The celestial room has a mezzanine! And lots of polished wood throughout the temple. The sealing took place at 11:00am. They looked handsome and beautiful, depending on which you were talking about. Vicki's 2 boys waited with Nana in the foyer, which has an attached atrium (probably because of the frequent rain here) where you can take some pictures. It was predictably rainy, but we did get a brief period to take some outdoor pictures before it absolutely poured. Ryan says no pictures on the blogs until he posts. Well, anyway, I don't know how to put pictures up on this computer.

Afterwards, we had a brunch at Sweet Tomatoes, which has salad bar, soup bar, bakery, breads, drinks. It was lovely, and thanks to the Wellings who paid for it.

David and I then took naps back at the little house.

There was a ring ceremony with welcoming addresses by Vicki's grandfather, her uncle Terry and David (my david). Ryan wrote a lovely poem for Vicki that he recited. His soft voice prevented me from hearing all of it, but he left it up on his computer, so I actually saw the words. Very lovely. Vicki had some words for Ryan, and then they exchanged rings. Ryan is wearing his on his right ring finger, cause that's the way they do it in Russia. (weirdo russophile).

The reception was in the evening, 7-9. The 1/2 cultural hall was decorated lovingly by some of the ward sisters and a relative of Vicki's (I can't remember the connection). There was an arch where more photos were taken. The ward sisters baked a variety of bar cookies and cookies. I read a toast that Ryan's sortatwin Ty wrote because she couldn't come and was the best Man/person/woman. Vicki's mom read a toast from Jacki, who is Vicki's twin sister, who is in Korea and couldn't come. They drank and Ryan spilled sparkling juice on
Vicki. Later, they had a first dance...a waltz that they had been practicing almost daily for. They looked nervous at first, but then loosened up. When they cut the wedding cake, no cake was smashed.

The plan had been for them to leave for Bend for their honeymoon right from the reception, but when Ryan changed out of his tux, he realized that he had no shoes, so they came back to the house to get some. The church, where they had the reception is only 5-10 minutes away, so this wasn't too bad.

Then came the cleanup, and then David and I came home to collapse.

All in all, a great time.